More than a hundred hydropower dams have already been built in the Amazon basin and
numerous proposals for further dam constructions are under consideration. The …

Marine bioconstructions are biodiversity-rich, three-dimensional biogenic structures,
regulating key ecological functions of benthic ecosystems worldwide. Tropical coral reefs …

This study investigated occurrence of microplastic particles in digestive tracts of fishes from
the Amazon River estuary. A total of 189 fish specimens representing 46 species from 22 …

Aim To present an updated database of fish species recorded on south‐western Atlantic reef
environments and to explore the ecological drivers of the structure, the latitudinal gradient of …

Increasing evidence suggests that coral reefs exposed to elevated turbidity may be more
resilient to climate change impacts and serve as an important conservation hotspot …

The dispersal of marine organisms can be restricted by a set of isolation mechanisms
including hard barriers or hydrological features. In the Western Atlantic Ocean, the Amazon …

Aim As a step towards providing support for an ecological approach to strengthening marine
protected areas (MPAs) and meeting international commitments, this study combines …

Mass coral bleaching has increased in intensity and frequency and has severely impacted
shallow tropical reefs worldwide. Although extensive investigation has been conducted on …

Here we provide a broad overview of the Great Amazon Reef System (GARS) based on the
first-ever video surveys of the region. This footage supports four major hypotheses:(1) the …

Here, we report trading of endangered shark species in a world hotspot for elasmobranch
conservation in Brazil. Data on shark fisheries are scarce in Brazil, although the northern …